"British Artist-Craftsmen" Special Exhibition

Summary

"British Artist-Craftsmen" special exhibition by National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA), now known as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the Museum of Natural History.

Subject

• Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
• National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.)

Notes

Requested by Rolland O. Hower, Exhibits. Description from "Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and financial report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents for the year ending June 30, 1959": British Artist-Craftsmen, sponsored by the Ambassador of Great Britain and Lady Caccia, and later circulated by the Smithsonian [Institution] Traveling Exhibition Service, consisting of 178 objects, altar sculpture, stained glass, ceramics, glass, silver, etc. The Rose Book was lent by the Churchill family for special showing during this exhibition. A catalog was privately printed.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 16-126, Box 01, Image No. MNH-159G

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1959
• April 1959

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

• Exhibitions
• Museums
• Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 16-126 [MNH-159G]

Physical description

4 x 5;

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